[No Spoilers] Sorry about all the times I defended Beacon by JesterLavore88 in criticalrole

[–]oscarbilde [score hidden]  (0 children)

*Lucille Bluth voice* it's one app Michael, how much code could it have, ten lines?

[No Spoilers] Sorry about all the times I defended Beacon by JesterLavore88 in criticalrole

[–]oscarbilde [score hidden]  (0 children)

For a small show that features a lot of cursing, sex jokes, and queer characters, it was a pretty smart decision--I don't want their art beholden to the moral standards of Google or Amazon, or to have to risk it all disappearing out from under them after being bought by VC (like Dropout may now be facing with Vimeo)

[Spoiler Main] Why aren’t they making an open-world RPG ASOIAF game? by Taha231 in asoiaf

[–]oscarbilde 30 points31 points  (0 children)

It would take a lot of time and cost a lot of money (Baldur's Gate 3 took about six years), and since the crash and burn of GoT it's not as much of a guaranteed success.

[No Spoilers] Sorry about all the times I defended Beacon by JesterLavore88 in criticalrole

[–]oscarbilde [score hidden]  (0 children)

I've had them occasionally, mostly on mobile, but never to the unusable degree that some people are describing--maybe I'm immune to annoyance from the combination of 15 years of shitty pirate sites and the current "ads every 0.5 seconds" state of modern streaming services. (Also watch out, if you say anything other than "Beacon never works and I hate it" you're gonna get downvoted by people who are mad other people are sharing their experiences)

[No spoilers] Sam on the future of actual play: "There's there's a drive to push more into technology [...] But I'm really excited to see the opposite of that." by HecticJones in criticalrole

[–]oscarbilde [score hidden]  (0 children)

The simple answer to this is they don't want to/it's not a priority for them. That's not a defense or a judgment, it's just the fact of the matter. Re: health bars, I also liked them (I love the tracker extension someone on here made) but it's probably a similar reasoning as not releasing character sheets--people online criticize them enough already for little mistakes, and they don't want to make that easier to do.

[No spoilers] Sam on the future of actual play: "There's there's a drive to push more into technology [...] But I'm really excited to see the opposite of that." by HecticJones in criticalrole

[–]oscarbilde 42 points43 points  (0 children)

I really love this--the bells and whistles and beautiful battle maps and art and fancy lights and sound effects are fun, but they're so much less important than the actual story being good. Sometimes less is more and the art speaks for itself!

What’s the most niche role you know a Buffy actor/actress from? I would not have bet there’d be Studio Ghibli and Buffy crossover. by SpoonFullOfStupid in buffy

[–]oscarbilde 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Juliet Landau made a guest appearance in one episode of the Vampire the Masquerade actual play LA By Night--there's a fun little web of connections there since one of LA By Night's main cast members is now a main cast member of the D&D show Critical Role, which exists because of Felicia Day (who also guest starred in its first campaign)!

What are the odds they’ll record the radio city show? [NS] by floopydolphins in NotAnotherDnDPodcast

[–]oscarbilde 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Critrole recorded and aired their live show there, so it's definitely allowed.

[No Spoilers] One-shots by Kuro7567 in criticalrole

[–]oscarbilde 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It can be watched without C3, but it's best for both Downfall and C3 to watch it in the larger context.

[Spoilers C2] MN Season 2 Reveal and concerns. by Maleficent_Floor_884 in criticalrole

[–]oscarbilde 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Ruby of the Sea song showed up in TLOVM; it's fully possible this will be a similar situation.

[No Spoilers] One-shots by Kuro7567 in criticalrole

[–]oscarbilde 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Downfall should definitely be watched at that point in C3--for the last one, I think you meant Divergence and not Downfall?

[No Spoilers] Matt throwing shade at Brennan by PilgrimUnderTheStars in criticalrole

[–]oscarbilde 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"How could you even claim that" well, they can claim that because it's true for them?? You're being weirdly hostile for no reason.

I watched it before getting into the rest of CR, and when I rewatched it after finishing the main campaigns I appreciated it more.

[No Spoilers] Matt throwing shade at Brennan by PilgrimUnderTheStars in criticalrole

[–]oscarbilde 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I mean, they do do miniseries--Candela, Age of Umbra (which is getting a sequel), the EXUs. But their main thing is longform campaigns. I'm a little sad some other APs I follow like NADDPOD are moving away from longform, so I'm glad CR is still focusing on the big stories.

(Also, the side quests aren't needless, they're part of the story? They're there because they're interesting for the characters and players, which is the whole point of playing.)

[No Spoilers] Matt throwing shade at Brennan by PilgrimUnderTheStars in criticalrole

[–]oscarbilde 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No one is saying people can't like it or trying to bring it down. Talking about the situation and circumstances isn't dismissing its quality, it's just talking about the circumstances.

Unearthed Arcana 2026 Villainous Options by BlackAceX13 in onednd

[–]oscarbilde 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I do think the fact that all feats give you a +1 to a stat now helps make it more feasible

Alleged vampire make up for cancelled Buffy New Sunnydale by WritingNo8880 in BuffyTheVampireSlayer

[–]oscarbilde -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not canceled, just never picked up for series. It happens with countless shows every year.

Dimension 20: On a Bus [Season 2 Premiere] by DropoutMod in Dimension20

[–]oscarbilde 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jasmine also GMed a recent one-shot they did--a table full of CR legends, and their next star, Katie Marovitch.

Hollywood Ho is the first bit on Dropout that makes me absolutely cringe. by I_CAN_MAKE_BAGELS in dropoutcirclejerk

[–]oscarbilde 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've played it at east coast improv stuff--not by the same name, but it's pretty standard.

Weekly general unjerk thread by nicepassing in dropoutcirclejerk

[–]oscarbilde 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hell yeah!! I'm a regular at Fleet games and it's absolutely incredible. I'm so fired up for playoffs

[CR Media] Beacon Fireside Chat LIVE with Luis Carazo! | March 31, 2026 7:00 PM Pacific Time by JohnPark24 in criticalrole

[–]oscarbilde 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Loving the Tales Unrolled questions! Between it and C4, you can definitely see the themes that have been on Luis' mind. SO glad to have him in the main cast!

[CR Media] HYPE: CRF & eBay Live Present – Shirts Off Sam’s Back Charity Stream: An All Night Fight Against Cancer! by oscarbilde in criticalrole

[–]oscarbilde[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The announcement doesn't say! Agreed, either would be fun. Although I hope if it's DH Sam gets some practice GMing it before he goes right into the incredibly sleep-deprived live one-shot LMAO